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Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota

Jane E. Kirtley is the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, where she directs the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law and is an affiliated faculty member at the University of Minnesota Law School. Prof. Kirtley was Executive Director of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Arlington, Virginia from 1985-1999. She writes and speaks frequently on media law and ethics issues, both in the United States and abroad and is co-author of a textbook, Media Ethics Today: Issues, Analysis, Solutions (Cognella 2016). Prof. Kirtley serves on the boards of Communication Law & Policy, the Journal of Media Law & Ethics, and the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation. Her honors include the Edith Wortman First Amendment Matrix Foundation Award and the John Peter Zenger Award from the University of Arizona. She is a member of the New York, Virginia and District of Columbia bars.

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Elections, Featured Story, Justice

Why Fox News’ Settlement With Dominion Voting Systems Is Good News for All Media Outlets

by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota April 23, 2023

It’s all over but the spinning. At the eleventh hour, after the jury was sworn in and the lawyers were ready to make their opening statements, the judge presi... Read more.

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Why Fox News’ Settlement With Dominion Voting Systems Is Good News for All Media Outlets